Kevin Skinner flew the coop with the grand prize on “America’s Got Talent.” The singing chicken farmer from Mayfield, Ky., was awarded the NBC talent competition’s $1 million grand prize and a headlining spot at a Las Vegas show. More …

International superstar Leona Lewis is no stranger to talent competitions — she did win Simon Cowell’s hit show X Factor — but tonight she was able to sit back and perform without the stress of being judged when she hit the America’s Got Talent finale stage to perform her brand new single, “Happy.” Dressed in a [...] More …

Mary Travers, the female third of the wildly popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died after a long battle with leukemia, her publicist said. She was 72. More …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kentuckian Kevin Skinner flew the coop with the grand prize on “America’s Got Talent.” More …

Mary Travers, who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as “Puff (The Magic Dragon)” and “If I Had a Hammer,” died Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72. More …

America’s Got Talent didn’t find its Susan Boyle this season, so the show is flying her in for the season finale. More …

Mary Travers, one-third of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who helped popularize the work of Bob Dylan and sang hits such as “Puff (The Magic Dragon),” has died, aged 72, after battling leukemia. More …

DANBURY, Conn. — Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. The band’s publicist, Heather Lylis, said Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut today. She was 72 and had battled leukemia for several years. Read more HERE on chicagotribune.com . Folk singers Paul Stookey (left), Mary Travers (center), and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and … More …

Spicy international singer Shakira dropped by the America’s Got Talent finale to perform her latest single She Wolf. Shakira wiggled and swirled her way through the mostly lip-synced performance but it doesn’t look like anyone cared. They all seemed to be hypnotized by her hips and robotic dance moves. Shakira offered some brief advice to the [...] More …

Mary Travers, a member of the Peter, Paul and Mary trio that played a prominent role in the 1960’s folk music revival and helped popularize the work of such artists as Bob Dylan, has died, according to media reports on Wednesday. More …

Roger (El Matador) Huerta, a former UFC poster boy who once graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, is an inspirational sort, with an amazing back story. More …

Susan Boyle will reportedly be singing the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” on the season finale of “America’s Got Talent” on Wednesday night. More …

UFC Fight Night 19 is set to go down tonight at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, marking the promotion’s first event in The Sooner State in 15 years. Airing live on Spike TV (8 p.m. ET/PT), Fight Night 19 will be highlighted by a lightweight doubleheader, and followed by the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 10. More …

Mary Travers, whose earnest vocals were elemental to the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 72. More …

Two fighters going in different directions meet Wednesday in the co-main event of the Ultimate Fight Night card in Oklahoma City. More …

Susan Boyle captured hearts around the world when she bravely auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year despite not actually looking like the average star. The sassy singer made it all the way to the finale where she unfortunately lost the big crown to dance group Diversity. That hasn’t slowed down the demand for [...] More …